A 39-year-old male patient shows evidence of poor wound healing and a history of joint bleeding. What protein deficiency is most likely present?
a. Factor VIII
b. Factor IX
c. Factor V
d. Factor XIII
ANS: D
Patients with a deficiency of factor XIII have evidence of poor wound healing and anatomic bleeds.
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